New songs, creative process, Songwriting seminar notes
Song Story and Tribute to My Father-in-Law, Elwood Johnson In this article, I want to talk about three things. First the inspiration behind a song I just wrote called â€The Measure of a Man”. Second, the legacy of my wonderful father-in-law Elwood Johnson. And third, what is “the measure of a manâ€? What does it [...]
As I write this it’s Labor Day Weekend, and on the Daily Audio Bible podcast, we started the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is a fantastic passage of scripture to read at this time of year. As the seasons change and we approach the final quarter of the year, it is a good exercise to reflect [...]
Once upon a time, wrestling with God about the pain and confusion going on in my world and those around me, I wrote this song called  “No Easy Answersâ€. Recently there’s been a renewed interest in the song and I’ve been in a lot conversations with folks about these thoughts. I’d like to share some reflections. [...]
So as I write this, Ray Hughes is teaching a series called "Journey of Worship" at Grace Center in Franklin, TN. I happened to catch session #7 (there will be 12 total). It was totally, prophetically, inspiringly awesome. If you can attend live, do it. If not, watch the video series here. I've known Ray [...]
Note: I’m delighted to be a guest contributor to the WorshipTeamTraining.com website. This article contains my recent guest post “Draw Me Nearer” along with bonus links to the recording of my song and lyrics. Guest Post http://www.worshipteamtraining.com/draw-me-nearer/ In this article I want to talk about two things. First, some biblical principles for developing [...]
 I’m delighted to share this Advent song from my  album JOYFUL Read more about the 11 songs and arrangements on the project here. […]
Well it's finally finished and available everywhere, the full length 11 song version of my new album "JOYFUL! Christmas Praise and Worship". Complete Digital Downloads* of the whole project are available on iTunes, CDBaby, and Bandcamp. There's also a limited 5 song "sampler" version on NoiseTrade. BANDCAMP, includes Songbook excerpt JOYFUL! Christmas Praise & Worship [...]
Advent begins November 30. Wow, how time flies! I’m delighted to share songs from my new album JOYFUL  that are appropriate for Advent as well as Christmas. Read more about the 11 songs and arrangements on the project here. […]
I'm thrilled to offer this "sneak preview" of my new Christmas project "Joyful!" for a very limited time. To listen and download click the cover image below... So here's the quick story ... I've been leading worship with these arrangements of traditional Christmas songs for several years, mostly with the youth praise team from back [...]
The best time to produce a Christmas record? The year before! A sneak may be coming soon ... stay tuned .... Maybe I'm crazy to make a record right now. But for many years I've had some fun/ energetic praise arrangements of Christmas hymns and carols. We've got some raw live recordings with [...]
